After his defeat against the Greenmane Chieftain, Gwangil threw himself into his training with even more intensity than before.

"He must want to get stronger," I thought as I watched him. As the leader of the combat team, Gwangil’s determination kept the other soldiers alert, scanning their surroundings with heightened vigilance.

“Not calculating by numbers, you say?” Sanghyup muttered, pondering my earlier comment.

“Don’t worry; you’ll see what I mean soon enough.”

The soldiers who joined us on this expedition were among the highest-ranked in our unit, including Sergeant Gwangil and myself. To be honest, we were more than over-prepared …